EIGHT persons died from Covid-19 on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1008) reported 412 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 130,844 boosters have been administered while 50.1% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The 8 deaths included:
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3 elderly men
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1 elderly woman
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2 middle-aged men
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2 middle-aged women
Five persons out of the eight had multiple comorbidities, while two others had one comorbidity each and one had no known medical condition.
Some of the comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, dementia, asthma, a history of strokes and schizophrenia.
See below:
New cases: 412
Active cases: 20,830
Deaths: 3,582
Total deaths by vaccination status as at February 16, 2022: 2,924 (not fully vaccinated), 230 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 332
Total persons fully vaccinated: 700,838
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 699,162
Boosters administered: 130, 844
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 12,860 or 83.5%, while 2,543 or 16.5% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to February 2, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February 1: 8 deaths, 470 cases;
February 2: 11 deaths, 660 cases;
February 3: 10 deaths, 638 cases;
February 4: 15 deaths, 581 cases;
February 5: 6 deaths, 867 cases;
February 6: 6 deaths, 505 cases;
February 7: 7 deaths, 573 cases;
February 8: 19 deaths, 926 cases;
February 9: 9 deaths, 756 cases;
February 10: 6 deaths, 738 cases;
February 11: 6 deaths, 963 cases;
February 12: 12 deaths, 777 cases;
February 13: 7 deaths, 382 cases;
February 14: 5 deaths, 510 cases;
February 15: 4 deaths, 376 cases;
February 16: 9 deaths, 412 cases;
February 17: 5 deaths, 410 cases;
February 18: 4 deaths, 624 cases;
February 19: 9 deaths, 440 cases;
February 21: 5 deaths, 564 cases;
February 22: 7 deaths, 355 cases;
February 23: 8 deaths, 412 cases
